NFLPA exec director Lloyd Howell Jr. steps down amid controversy

NFLPA exec director Lloyd Howell Jr. steps down amid controversy

Lloyd Howell Jr. stepped down as executive director of the NFL Players Association on Thursday night following weeks of scrutiny for multiple blunders, including a reported conflict of interest and a decision to hide key parts of an arbitration ruling from the players. "It's clear that my leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day," Howell said in a statement. "For this reason, I have informed the NFLPA Executive Committee that I am stepping down as Executive Director of the NFLPA and Chairman of the Board of NFL Players effective immediately. I hope this will allow the NFLPA to maintain its focus on its player members ahead of the upcoming season. "I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish at the NFLPA over the past two years. I will be rooting for the players from the sidelines as loud as ever, and I know the NFLPA will continue to ensure that players remain firmly at the center of football's future." Last week, ESPN reported that Howell held a part-time role as a consultant for The Carlyle Group, one of a small handful of private equity firms that the NFL has approved to pursue minority ownership in franchises. ESPN's reporting included a former lead outside counsel for the NFLPA, Jim Quinn, calling it "an outrageous conflict for the head of a labor union to have an interest in a third party that is aligned with the NFL." It was not the first blow to Howell's reputation this offseason. In June, the "Pablo Torre Finds Out" podcast published an arbitrator's report from January, when the NFLPA and the league were at odds over potential collusion by team owners to tamp down the growth of quarterback contracts. The arbitrator, Christopher Droney, ruled that there wasn't sufficient evidence of collusion between owners -- but he went on to say that "by a clear preponderance of the evidence," commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL's general counsel encouraged owners to restrict guaranteed money in player contracts. Howell and the union reportedly had a confidentiality agreement with the NFL to keep the full report from getting out. Howell briefed the players but didn't provide them copies of the report, according to ESPN. Furthermore, Howell sits on the board of OneTeam Partners, a group licensing firm that is under investigation by the FBI. --Field Level Media

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NFLPA exec director Lloyd Howell Jr. steps down amid controversy

NFLPA exec director Lloyd Howell Jr. steps down amid controversy Lloyd Howell Jr. stepped down as executive director of the NFL Players Asso...

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Damian Lillard finalizing deal to return to Trail Blazers after suffering Achilles injury during playoffs: Reports

Damian Lillard finalizing deal to return to Trail Blazers after suffering Achilles injury during playoffs: Reports

Damian Lillard has a new team after he was surprisingly waived by the Milwaukee Bucks at the start of NBA free agency. Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million deal to return to the Portland Trail Blazers,according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Per Charania, Lillard, Portland GM Joe Cronin and head coach Chauncey Billups had multiple meetings in recent weeks en route to Lillard's comeback. Lillard heads back to Portland after an injury-riddled season, in which he played just 58 regular-season games due to hamstring, groin and calf injuries. When healthy, he performed like his usual self, averaging 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds. Lillard didn't miss significant time until the end of the regular season, when doctorsdiscovered a blood clotin his right calf. As the NBA playoffs approached, however,Lillard surprisingly recovered, and returned to the team during its series against the Indiana Pacers. Lillard now will have a 2025-26 set salary of $70M between his Portland and Milwaukee deals, and a salary of $141M over the next two years ahead of an opt-out in 2027. Blazers officials and Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management are finalizing terms this week.https://t.co/m8JqsjzXVE — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)July 17, 2025 His return lasted just two and a half games, as Lillardruptured his left Achillesin Game 4 of the team's series against the Pacers. Lillard was ruled out for the rest of the season, and the Bucks went on to lose the series in five games. With Lillard facing months of recovery, the Bucks opted to waive the star guard when free agency started in July. Lillard is still owed $113 million, which the Bucks will beallowed to spread outover multiple seasons to lessen Lillard's cap hit. Following the move, anumber of contending teams, including the Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers reportedly reached out to Lillard's camp looking to sign the veteran, per The Athletic. The injury adds a fair amount of uncertainty to Lillard's career moving forward. The 34-year-old has been among the league's best shooters over his 13-year career. After winning the Rookie of the Year award during the 2012-13 season, Lillard went on to make nine All-Star teams, seven All-NBA teams and has five top-10 MVP finishes. Despite his age, Lillard was still putting up solid numbers before his season was ruined by the blood clot and the Achilles injury. With the move, the Trail Blazers are hoping Lillard can remain an effective scorer coming off the injury. While it's unclear when Lillard will be able to return to action, you can bet he'll be motivated to prove he still has plenty left in the tank, especially after his shocking release by the Bucks.

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Damian Lillard finalizing deal to return to Trail Blazers after suffering Achilles injury during playoffs: Reports

Damian Lillard finalizing deal to return to Trail Blazers after suffering Achilles injury during playoffs: Reports Damian Lillard has a new ...

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8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction

8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction

Bands behaving badly? It's only rock 'n' roll. Members of alternative rock bandJane's Addiction filed dueling lawsuitsWednesday over singerPerry Farrell's onstage scufflewith guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, a fracas thatprompted the cancellationof the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. They join a long and storied tradition of bandmates suing one another, taking interpersonal and legal troubles from the recording studio to the courtroom. Here's a look at a few very famous cases. Jane's Addiction WHAT HAPPENED: Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Averysued Farrellin Los Angeles Superior Court seeking at least $10 million, alleging that Farrell's behavior on their recent tour had ranged from erratic to out of control, culminating in an assault where Farrell punched Navarro both onstage and backstage. HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: It hasn't been; it's just getting started. Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, sued the three bandmates in the same court Wednesday, blaming them for the conflict and the violence. The Beach Boys WHAT HAPPENED: How much time do you have? Thelate, great Brian Wilson,the Beach Boys' leader,feuded with his cousinand bandmate Mike Love over songwriting credits dating back decades. Love had sued Wilson several times, beginning in the 1990s. HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: Wilson often wasn't the victor — except in 2007, when U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins threw out one of Love's lawsuits against Wilson. In it, Love alleged that a free, 2004 promotional CD of re-recorded Beach Boys songs cost him millions of dollars and violated Love and Wilson's partnership. Oasis WHAT HAPPENED: The sibling rivalry between Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher is well established. Their brawls not only led to the band's dissolution in 2009,before their 2025 reunion,but also a legal upset. In 2011,Liam sued Noelfor saying Liam's hangover caused the cancellation of a 2009 festival performance. He said in a statement that the lawsuit was not about money, but that he wanted an apology and for Oasis fans "to know the truth" — that laryngitis prevented him from performing. HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: The lawsuit was dropped. Creedence Clearwater Revival WHAT HAPPENED: The post-breakup decades ofCreedence Clearwater Revivalwere marked by so much legal and personal infighting that you might think CCR stands for Conflict, Clash, Repeat. In 1996, singer-songwriter-guitarist John Fogerty sued ex-bandmates Doug Clifford and Stu Cook for performing under the name Creedence Clearwater Revisited. That case settled in 2001, but the bandmates sued Fogerty in 2014, alleging he was violating the settlement by continuing to publicly slag off the Revisited name. And they said Fogerty himself was now illegally using Creedence Clearwater Revival in concert advertising.Fogerty sued back in 2015, saying Cook and Clifford weren't paying him proper songwriting royalties for their performances. HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: A federal court merged the two cases, and the resulting hybrid was settled under confidential terms in 2017. Fleetwood Mac WHAT HAPPENED:Fleetwood Macand feuds are practically synonymous. Breakups and divorces between members are essential to some of their best songs. The conflict resumed in the 2010s when the band kicked lead guitaristLindsey Buckingham off their 2018 tour, and he sued. Buckingham claimed he was told five days after the group appeared at Radio City Music Hall that January that the band would tour without him. He says he would have been paid at least $12 million for his share of the proceeds. HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: Later that year, Buckingham said they had settled the lawsuit. Journey WHAT HAPPENED: At some point, two key members ofJourneystopped believin' in each other. And all over an Amex. Longtime guitaristNeal Schon sued longtime keyboardist Jonathan Cainin 2022, saying Cain was refusing to let him use the band's American Express card. A counterclaim came from Cain, who said that Schon was running up enormous personal charges on the band's account. HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: A judge in 2024 appointed a custodian over the band's financial decisions, specifically empowered to settle disagreements between Schon and Cain. Hall & Oates WHAT HAPPENED: In 2023, Daryl Hallsued his longtime music partnerJohn Oates, arguing that Oates' plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate the terms of a business agreement theHall & Oatesduo had forged long before. The move quickly prompted a judge to temporarily block the sale. HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: The lawsuit and arbitrationare ongoing. The Beatles WHAT HAPPENED: Their artistic partnership had been over for months, butthe Beatleshad to break out the barristers to break up their business.Paul McCartneywent to London's High Court of Justice in 1970 to dissolve the Fab Four's 1967 contractual partnership, which included the Apple record label. McCartney above all wanted to get rid of manager Allen Klein, whom John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr wanted to keep as overseer of their business. "The only way for me to save The Beatles and Apple," McCartney told British GQ in 2020, "was to sue the band." HOW IT WAS RESOLVED: The court ruled in McCartney's favor and appointed a receiver to oversee their ventures in 1971. But negotiations and wrangling continued until a long-term solution that would become known as "The Beatles Agreement" was signed by all four members in 1974.

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8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction

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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham cryptically post lyrics, prompting landslide of reactions from fans

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham cryptically post lyrics, prompting landslide of reactions from fans

Hope (silver) springs eternal. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham posted matching excerpts from their 1973 song "Frozen Love" on Thursday, promptingspeculation among fansthat something more may be coming. Nicks, who is scheduled to begin a solo U.S. tour in August, shared on X a white background image with black cursive text that read, "And if you go forward …" About an hour later, Buckingham posted the lyric's second half: "I'll meet you there." The lyric is the final line of "Frozen Love," a track from "Buckingham Nicks," the only album the two released as a duo before joining Fleetwood Mac in 1975. Nicks and Buckingham — and more pointedly their tumultuous personal relationship — remain a pop culture symbol of intense romance followed by even more intense heartbreak, fueled in part by a live performance of "Silver Springs" that hasremained a fixture online. The pair had a complicated personal and professional history — both as former romantic partners and as bandmates. Their arrival in Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s helped usher the band's most commercially successful era, but Buckingham wasdismissed from the band in 2018, and the pair have not performed together since. The apparently coordinated nature of the posts, which came just one day after Mick Fleetwood shared an Instagram video of himself listening to "Frozen Love," raised questions about whether the former bandmates might be planning something together. In the video, Fleetwood removes his headphones and calls the song "unbelievable." "The marriage of Stevie and Lindsey, the marriage of coming into Fleetwood Mac when they did, it's all in this song," he said. "It was magic then, it's magic now." Buckingham and Nicks both liked Fleetwood's post and recently began following each other on Instagram — a change noticed by fans who flooded the comments of both musicians' posts asking if a reunion was in the works. As of Thursday afternoon, neither Nicks nor Buckingham had commented further on the posts. Nicks confirmed that singer and keyboardist Christine McVie's death in 2019 meant the end of Fleetwood Mac. Representatives for Nicks and Buckingham did not reply to requests for comment.

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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham cryptically post lyrics, prompting landslide of reactions from fans

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham cryptically post lyrics, prompting landslide of reactions from fans Hope (silver) springs eternal. Stevi...

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Caitlin Clark to miss WNBA All-Star Game and 3-point contest because of groin injury

Caitlin Clark to miss WNBA All-Star Game and 3-point contest because of groin injury

The Indiana Fever announced Caitlin Clark will not participate in the WNBA All-Star Game or the3-point competitionafter injuring her right groin in the Fever's win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. The2025 WNBA All-Star gamewill be held in Indianapolis for the first time in league history, withClark,Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell selected to represent theIndiana Fever, tying theSeattle Stormfor the most All-Star representatives this year. The untimely injury, however, has thrown a wrench into things. "I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can't participate in the 3-Point contest or the All-Star Game. I have to rest my body." Clark said. "I will still be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for all the action and I'm looking forward to helping Sandy (Liberty coach Brondello) coach our team to a win." Fever head coach Stephanie White said "Caitlin and her team" ultimately made the decision to prioritize her long-term health after missing 11 total games with various injuries, including a left groin injury and left quad strain. Clark was set to be the centerpiece of the All-Star weekend in Indianapolis. She was named a captain after receiving the most fan votes and drafted teammates Boston (starter) and Mitchell (reserve) to her team. Clark said they planned on making this "the best All-Star that the WNBA has ever had," but she will now be cheering on her team from the sidelines as they faceTeam Naphessa Collier. WNBA ALL-STAR GAME PLAYERS:Full rosters for Team Clark and Team Collier "It's a big deal for us to have All-Star in Indianapolis, of course with Caitlin being a focal point of all that," White said on Thursday. "As the coach of the Indiana Fever, it's not a bigger deal than our long-term season." Clark appeared to injure her groin in the final minute of the Fever's 85-77 win over the Sun on Tuesday in Boston. After a bounce pass to Kelsey Mitchell for a layup with 39.1 seconds remaining, Clark held the inside of her right thigh before walking over and banging her head against the stanchion in apparent frustration. Clark walked to the Fever bench, where she put a towel over her head. White confirmed Clark "felt a little something in her groin." She was subsequentlyruled out of the Fever's road matchup against the New York Libertyon Wednesday. "The most important thing for us is to keep her upbeat, continue to support her and let her know we got her back and let her know we're going to go battle for her," White said. "Being injured and continuing to have setbacks is frustrating. Mentally, emotionally." WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert selected replacements for Clark and Phoenix Mercury star Satou Sabally (ankle) on Thursday, July 17. Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes and Atlanta Dream forward Brionna Jones were added to the Team Clark roster. Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride was added as a replacement for the Dream's Rhyne Howard earlier this week. Howard, who was selected to Team Collier, suffered a left knee injury during the Dream's July 11 game against the Fever. The Dream have since confirmed that she will be sidelined through the remainder of July. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Caitlin Clark won't play in WNBA All-Star Game. Latest injury update

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Caitlin Clark to miss WNBA All-Star Game and 3-point contest because of groin injury

Caitlin Clark to miss WNBA All-Star Game and 3-point contest because of groin injury The Indiana Fever announced Caitlin Clark will not part...

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios: Who has edge, from boxer who fought both

Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios: Who has edge, from boxer who fought both

Keith Thurman, the former welterweight world champion boxer, earned unique insight into the welterweight matchup betweenManny Pacquiaoand Mario Barrios set for Saturday, July 19. He did it by getting in the ring with both men. Thurman went 12 rounds with Pacquiao in 2019 and suffered a split-decision loss. He went 12 rounds with Barrios in 2022 and won by unanimous decision. But the only man who knocked him down was Pacquiao, who dropped Thurman in the first round. So, of course, that's his pick to win the fight, right? Well, not quite. During an interview with USA TODAY Sports, Thurman addressed several scenarios as Pacquiao returns to the ring at 46 and the 30-year-old Barrios defends his WBC welterweight world title. Pacquiao has won world titles at eight divisions. With a victory against Barrios Saturday in Las Vegas, he would become the first boxer to win a world title after being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. "A big question mark is (whether) Pacquiao is still capable of such feats,'' Thurman said. Boxing News:Manny Pacquiao training includes stop at Raiders facility While Thurman said he doesn't know how being 46 will affect Pacquiao in the ring, he seized on something else he said could make a big difference – size. Barrios is 6-0, 6 ½ inches taller than the 5-5 ½ Pacquiao. In addition to being taller, Barrios is also the bigger fighter, according to Thurman. "He's got a really big size for a lightweight that moved up to welterweight because of his height and his reach,'' Thurman said of Barrios. "And Manny Pacquiao is not one whose body size is an advantage at welterweight either. "His major advantage throughout his career was his speed and his agility and a lot of the awkward angles that he is used throughout his career and really just his expertise.'' In his last fight, Pacquiao lost to 5-9 Yordenis Ugas by unanimous decision after Ugas made good use of his reach advantage. Barrios is three inches taller than Ugas, and Thurman recommends a similar strategy for Barrios. "Keeping your distance boxing on the outside the way that the Cubans normally do, not taking chances and Pac just having to try to make up that gap and work his legs after a layoff,'' Thurman said. "His legs were not really there. That's my concern (for Pacquiao). "I think Manny Pacquiao would win via some kind of TKO. He would have to create a knockdown and then take the momentum of the knockdown and finish the fight. And the reason why I see this potentially happening is because Mario Barrios does not have the most sophisticated defense. That's the only downplay. I think that's the road to victory for Manny Pacquiao is the lack of the defense from Mario Barrios.'' Boxing picks:Pacquiao vs. Barrios, Usyk vs. Dubois expert predictions for packed fight weekend Against Barrios, Thurman said he had success when he threw a pump fake to work his way in. "Then boom, boom, throw a few creative combos and it was easy to land on Mario Barrios,'' he said. "And the one thing Manny Pac's notorious for is creative combos. So that's the major coin toss to me is Mario Barrios, his defense.'' While Pacquiao might be slower, Thurman said he expects the aging boxer to be powerful. "If he gets lucky, the power shot might be there, and with his craftiness and his knowledge of being in the ring, he might be able to do something,'' Thurman said. "And if he does, it's not a big surprise for me because that's what world-class, elite, legendary fighters are potentially capable of.'' For Barrios, Thurman said he does not recommend rolling with the punches. "His team needs to have a game plan,'' Thurman said. "I think it's very essential at this level sometimes when you're going up against just competition in general. "Because Mario Barrios is the younger guy and because Ugas was able to keep (Pacquiao) on the outside…make him use those legs. Make him prove to us that those legs are still as explosive.'' Pacquiao's bulging calves once functioned like pistons. But the strength and stamina of Pacquiao's legs remain an unknown, given he's been out of the ring for almost four years. "So make him use those legs,'' Thurman said. "Don't just stand there. Work behind your jab. Mario Barrios is a long fighter and one of the things that I complimented him post-fight was, out of all the champions I've ever faced, I was really surprised that Mario Barrios had one of the best jabs that I've ever been in the ring with.'' This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Pacquiao-Barrios: Who has edge from boxer who fought both

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios: Who has edge, from boxer who fought both

Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios: Who has edge, from boxer who fought both Keith Thurman, the former welterweight world champion boxer, earn...

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The 5 Biggest Bombshells From the Juicy New Gwyneth Paltrow Biography

The 5 Biggest Bombshells From the Juicy New Gwyneth Paltrow Biography

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new biography of Gwyneth Paltrow just dropped, and it's full of bombshells. Like, ever wondered why she and Ben Affleck broke up? Or why she and Madonna stopped being friends? Check out the juiciest excerpts fromGwyneth: The Biography,by Amy Odell, viaPeople. $30.99 at amazon.com "DuringEmma's filming, Gwyneth expressed doubts to one crew member that Pitt was right for her, and admitted that she had a crush on Hugh Grant. 'Brad and I had very different upbringings,' she told an interviewer. 'So when we go to restaurants and order caviar, I have to say to Brad, 'This is beluga and this is osetra.'" "AfterEmmacame out, Gwyneth went over to [her friend, makeup artist Kevyn] Aucoin's place and cried about Pitt multiple times. He wanted to be with her but seemed to feel threatened by her success and all the attention she received. [Aucoin's] advice to Gwyneth was frank, 'You really need to end this.' "Gwyneth and Pitt never publicly gave a concrete reason for their [1997] breakup, though two people recalled a rumor about it stemming from Gwyneth cheating on Pitt [with costar John Hannah] while she was filmingSliding Doors. She told Howard Stern in 2015: 'I wasn't ready, and he was too good for me.'" "She spoke openly about how much she enjoyed their sex life. She told Aucoin one day that she loved when Affleck [engaged in a certain sex act]." "Gwyneth and Affleck broke up the next month, after a little over a year. Their physical chemistry couldn't overcome his self-destructive impulses, which may have even included cheating on her. After they broke up, Gwyneth said, 'I love men, even though they're lying, cheating scumbags.'" "Their relationship reached a breaking point when Madonna showed up to an island where Gwyneth and [Chris] Martin were vacationing. Madonna seemed to know that Gwyneth would be there, which Gwyneth seemed to find strange, a friend remembered. Madonna then insisted Gwyneth and Martin join her for a big group dinner at a long table where Madonna went off on her daughter, Lourdes. Gwyneth and Martin were disgusted by the behavior. 'I can't be around this woman anymore,' Martin told Gwyneth. 'She's awful.' Gwyneth agreed that Madonna was toxic and ended the friendship." BuyGwyneth: The Biographywhen it hits shelves on July 29! You Might Also Like Here's What NOT to Wear to a Wedding Meet the Laziest, Easiest Acne Routine You'll Ever Try

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Iconic Rock Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo With Late Ex-Husband

Iconic Rock Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo With Late Ex-Husband

Iconic Rock Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo With Late Ex-Husbandoriginally appeared onParade. Legendary classic rock wife and musePattie Boydshared a never before seen photo of herself and ex-husbandGeorge Harrisonto celebrate the anniversary of the premiere of theBeatlesfilmYellow Submarine. "July 17. On this day in 1968 we attended the premiere of 'Yellow Submarine' in London," Boyd, 81,captioned the photoof herself and her then-husband costumed for the event. "It was chaos! I remember the streets around the theatre were closed-off because of the crowds. I wore some yellow as did George, Ringo & Twiggy and some others." Boyd and Harrison, who died of lung cancer in November 2001, donned adorable yellow and purple matching outfits. For his part, the guitarist wore a yellow blazer and bucket hat with a purple shirt underneath and Boyd rocked a yellow feathered top and a purple headband. The image appeared to be one taken on an iPhone of a personal photograph, presumably from Boyd's own collection. The model first met the Beatles member back when she was cast as an extra in the 1964 filmA Hard Day's Night, which ended up giving her the opportunity to perform in a featured scene with the band. After connecting on that shoot, the pair began to date. After a few years, they wed in 1966 — but their marriage only lasted eleven years. Boyd and Harrison's close friendEric Claptonbecame romantically involved and it caused the split between her and Harrison. They divorced in 1977 and she went on to marry Clapton, 80, in 1979 — but they, too, only lasted a decade and divorced in 1989. In her time with both men, she is said to have been the inspiration for several major hits for both of her exes, including "Something" by The Beatles and "Layla" by Clapton's groupDerek and the Dominos. Iconic Rock Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo With Late Ex-Husbandfirst appeared on Parade on Jul 17, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Iconic Rock Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo With Late Ex-Husband

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Snoop Dogg joins ownership group of Welsh soccer club Swansea

Snoop Dogg joins ownership group of Welsh soccer club Swansea

SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — Snoop Dogg has become a "co-owner and investor" of Welsh soccer club Swansea. The former Premier League club, which plays in the English second division, didn't disclose financial details in Thursday's announcement, which shines a spotlight on yet another unheralded team from Wales afterWrexham's well-documented journey. "My love of football is well known, but it feels special to me that I make my move into club ownership with Swansea City,"the American rapperand entertainment icon said in the announcement. "The story of the club and the area really struck a chord with me," he added. "This is a proud, working class city and club. An underdog that bites back, just like me." Snoop Dogg, who has more than 88 million Instagram followers, helped launch the team's 2025-26 home shirt last weekend. The club ownership group added: "To borrow a phrase from Snoop's back catalogue, this announcement is the next episode for Swansea City as we seek to create new opportunities to boost the club's reach and profile." Luka Modric, who recently signed with AC Milan from Real Madrid,joined Swansea's ownership groupin April. ___ AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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July 17, 2025

Snoop Dogg joins ownership group of Welsh soccer club Swansea

Snoop Dogg joins ownership group of Welsh soccer club Swansea SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — Snoop Dogg has become a "co-owner and investor...

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2025 British Open: There's a Buddhist monk at the top of the leaderboard

2025 British Open: There's a Buddhist monk at the top of the leaderboard

For some, golf is a path to spiritual enlightenment. For Sadom Kaewkanjana, spiritual enlightenment is a path to golf. Kaewkanjana, of Thailand, isn't just an accomplished professional golfer; he's an ordained Buddhist monk. And after one round of the 2025 British Open at Royal Portrush, he's one stroke off the clubhouse lead at 3-under. "Honestly, I play in my country, have no like links course before," he said after his round. "So when I play links course, it's a new experience for me. I really enjoy to play a links course. It's fun to play with a windy course and tough conditions. So very enjoy to play on a links course." A three-time winner on the Asian Tour, Kaewkanjana missed the cut in the two PGA Championships he's played, and finished at T11 in the 2022 British. After that major, he stepped away from the game "I was ordained because I wanted to return the greatest merit and repay my parents," hesaid at the time. "I was cut off from the rest of the world when I was ordained," he added. "That made me feel more calm. I was able to concentrate more, which will help me improve my game of golf." He qualified for this year's Open by winning the Kolon Korea Open on the Asian Tour, and after his round, he discussed how his new calling has helped him prepare for these tournaments. "It's a new experience being a monk," he said. "They help like more concentrate on the golf course or outside the golf course. It's made me a lot of focus. Forget everything outside, just live in the present. So I really enjoy being a monk." "Forget everything outside, just live in the present" is pretty much the most perfect advice possible for playing golf, but especially in a tournament of rain and wind like the Open. Kaewkanjana's round included two birdies and an eagle against just one bogey. While the calm and serenity that comes from his ordination has helped him get to this point, the 27-year-old Kaewkanjana has some higher ambitions. "My goal is like I want to play in the Masters my whole life," he said. "I want to play one time. So to get in the world ranking into the top 50, that's my goal." Calm, serenity ... and a tee time at Augusta National. That's the secret to a full life right there.

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July 17, 2025

2025 British Open: There's a Buddhist monk at the top of the leaderboard

2025 British Open: There's a Buddhist monk at the top of the leaderboard For some, golf is a path to spiritual enlightenment. For Sadom ...

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